Merchant s stand for paper bags



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J. E. WILLIAMSON.

MERCHANTS STAND FOR PAPER BAGS. No. 286,099. Patented Oct. 2, 1883.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES E. \VILLIAMS'ON, OF BERLIN, WISCONSIN.

MERCHA NTS STAND FOR PAPER BAGS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 286,099, dated October 2, 1883.

Application filed August 1, 18%. ()Ioinodcl.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, .TAinns E. Wrmmnson, of Berlin, in the county of Green Lake, and in the State of \Visconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Merchants Stands for Paper Bags, &c.; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to devices for suspending paper bags, &c., above a SlOlO-COlllll'fll', or at other convenient points; and it consists in certain peculiarities of construction, as will be more fully set forth hereinafter.

In the drawings, Figure l. is a perspective view of the preferred form of my device in operation. Fig. 2 is a detail view, showing a modified form of attachment of the holdingw-ires; and Fig. 3 shows yet aimt-her modification.

A represents the standard of my revolving holder, made of either wood or metal, and designed to be secured to a store-counter at its base (1., as shown.

B is a collar adjustabl y secured to the standard. A at any elevation desired, by means of a set-screw, b, which collar is reduced to form a seat or shoulder for the reception of the base- .ring or circular plate (lot' the wheel D, which. has a similar upper ring or circular plate, both of these rings encircling the standard A, as shown. Fromtheupperring-plate, U, rods (I extend radially outward, being horizontal as far as the outer ring, l), of said wheel, beyond which they project downward, as shown at d, and from these horizontal rods (1 there ektend other rods or braces, c, inward and downward to or through the lower ring-plate, 0, being sol.- dered or otherwise rigidly secured at their points of contact, and preferably terminating in hook c and c" at each end.

In the form of device illustrated in Fig. 1 I have shown the rim D of the wheel I) as being octagonal in form; but it might be made with any number of sides and angles required-such a heptagon, hexagon, or other polygon-or even circular; butlfindthe arrangement shown convenient to" ordinary purposes, there being usual] not more than eight sizes of paper bags in common use on merchants counters; andin order to readily turn. the wheel and its contents 1' either extend one of the rods or braces 0 downward, as shown at a, or else secure an independent rod to the lower ring-plate, (l, and at the bottom of this red or extension I secure it to a strap or plate, A, havinga loop orgra-sp, k

a, wholly or partially encircling the standard A, as shown. This serves to steady the wheel 1.) and enable it to be quickly and easily turned without binding upon the standard, and without the necessity of reaching up as high, as the ri ng-plate )-,which is usually at a considerable elevation above the count-er.

The paper bags are suspended upon pointed. wires E,which' extend from one of the projecting rods (1 to the next one, and. so on in succession, the ends of these wires 1*] restingin or on hooks or catches formed. ouorsecured to the said projecting rods (1. Il'have shown various forms of such hooks or catehes,and correspondingl y varied forms of the wires it also. For instance, in. llig. l. the catches F are each repre sented as a strip ol. angle metal. secured to the rod-extensions (l, the upper flange of the catch bein ierlorated to allow the )ointed end c of the wire l l to pro iect througlnwhile the butt or rear end, c, of the next wire rests within the hook ol' the said. catch, and in said Fi ll this rear end, 0, is only the plain blunt end. of the wire,which is nrevented, l'rom slipping too l'ar b reason ol' the u it rrned. or an 'lc flange oi .l l. n

the catch l already deseri bed.

In. Fig. 2 the catch 'F'is a plain stripol' metal or other material with an upturned. hook, f, and perforated j ust back of this hook to receive the hook. at the rear end, 0, ol" the pointed wire E, while in Fig. 3 the catch F is :l'orined of a wire bent to form the hook f at its end, and the .rear end, 0, ol' the pointed wire E is in this instance bent into a loop adapted to fit over said hook, while the point r of the wire rests within the hook of the next catch,- as shown. These forms are merely matters of detail, and may be varied infinitely without departing from the spirit of my invention, which invention may further be embodied in a stationary as well as a movable or revolving holder, as illustrated in Fig. 3.

In using my device one of the wires E is thrust through abunch of. paper bags of a given. size, near the tops cl. said bags, and then the said wire, thus loaded, is secured upon the catches of the holder in one of the ways illusiratcd; and I usually secure a plate, G, bearing a number indicative of the size of bag, upon the outer ring, D, of the wheel,or at other convenient point just above each wire that sustains the bags, so as to indicate,when any particular wire is empty, the size of bags that are to go upon it. The hooks c and 0 will be found very handy to hang extra-sized bags or other articles upon, when it is desired to fur-' ing the bags, &c., adapted to extend between and be secured by each adjacent pair of the hooks or catches on the said wheel, substantially as set forth.

2. In a device for holding paper bags, &c., 25 the combination of an upright standard provided with an adjustable collar, with a revolving wheel having a base-ring or circular plate supported on said collar, the revolving wheel ..having hooks or catches and pointed wires for 0 holding the bags, &c., and the base-ring having a downward-extending rod or brace, pro- Vided at its 'bottom with a strap or plate having a loop or grasp wholly or partially encircling the upright standard, substantially as set 5 forth, and for the purpose described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand, on this 31st day of May, 1883, in the presence of two witnesses.

JAMES E. WILLIAMSON.

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